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TelOne revamps website, launches Android and iOS mobile Apps to enhance the customer experience

TelOne this week announced the launch of a new and revamped website and the introduction of a mobile app which is available on Android and iOS, at an event held in Harare.

The website comes with a host of new features including Live Chat, and a news section that will keep TelOne customers informed, a directory, amongst other features.

The mobile app also offers a new experience too, TelOnecustom…

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Any Twitter user can now apply for a verified Account!

Gone are the days when only very popular celebrity accounts, were the only ones to be awarded blue badges on Twitter. The blue badge AKA verified accounts are only handed to important people in society, so scarce were these blue badges that only a handful of Zimbabweans had verified accounts, but that is all about to change.

Twitter has just announced that it is rolling out account verification…

Huawei P9 Flagship Smartphone expected to launch in Zimbabwe this June

If you’re a fan of Huawei’s P-series of smartphones, then you’re in for a treat, Huawei’s latest Flagship smartphone, the P9 is set to be launched in Zimbabwe this month.

Huawei Zimbabwe is set to launch 3 smartphones, the Huawei P9, P9 Plus and P9 Lite for the lower end of the market. The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus will feature their groundbreaking camera technology which they co-engineered with…

Econet Zimbabwe continues on the decline, as profits take a 42% plunge!

It seems, the glory days of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe are behind them now, it looks like they have reached that decline stage in the product life cycle, unless they have an ace up their sleeve.

Announcing the results at an analysts briefing in  the capital recently, company CEO Douglas Mbowemi wasn’t shocked with the results and some of the reasons cited were challenges in a tough operating…

Huawei Y6 and Y6 Pro finally enter the Zimbabwean market

It looks like Huawei and other Chinese phone manufacturers are finally taking the Zimbabwean market seriously. This is evidenced by the recent launch of their flagship smartphone the Huawei Mate 8 in Harare recently, and now the company has introduced 2 new entry-level smartphones to the Zimbabwean market, the Huawei Y6 and Y6 Pro.

The Huawei Y6 is already retailing in Zimbabwe for $170, this is…

Zimbabweans can now Send/Receive money from Zambia as EcoCash partners MTN Zambia in remittances deal

Great news for Zimbabweans/Zambians, the days of sneaking through the border with money stuffed in your stockings are over, just kidding, but great news all the same.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, through one of subsidiaries, EcoCashhas signed a ground-breaking money transfer deal with MTN Zambia. The deal will see EcoCash or MTN Mobile Money customers sending money to each other in a matter of…

ZOL Zimbabwe responds to TelOne’s advert jibe with their own ad

If you didn’t know already, TelOne and ZOL Zimbabwe are very strong rivals, both companies offer some of the best internet solutions on the market, ZOL Zimbabwe offers the cheapest FTTH internet package and TelOne offers the most affordable internet solutions on the market through their ADSL offerings and FTTH packages.

As is the norm between competitors, rivalry is bound to get indirect once in…

Is TelOne firing shots at ZOL Zimbabwe in this cheeky advert?

Every now and then rival companies throw cheeky jabs at each other for reasons best known to them. That is very normal in a competitive environment, now its no secret that TelOne and ZOL Zimbabwe are offering some of the best internet deals on the market.

Strategies for attracting customers sometimes tend to get more direct, and such is the case in TelOne’s latest advert posted on their Facebook…

Video: Police running from angry Dynamos fans that is going Viral

A video of the Zimbabwe Republic Police(ZRP) running away from angry Dynamos fans has gone viral, the 19 second clip shows Dynamos fans hooligans throwing stones at a group of police officers from the dog section. Watch the video below

The Dynamos FC fans were angry after their team lost 1-0 to FC Platinum at Rufaro stadium. The…

ShowMax now available in Zimbabwe, and 35 other African countries

South African Video on Demand(VOD) internet TV service ShowMax has just expanded to 36 Sub-Saharan African countries including Zimbabwe.

ShowMaxis owned by Naspers, the company that also owns the popular satellite service, DSTv, MultiChoice, Media 24 and other companies. Prior to this announcement ShowMax was only available in South Africa and 28 other countries in Europe and the Americas,…

Is Econet Wireless eyeing Neotel South Africa?

If reports coming out of South Africa, are anything to go by, then Econet Wireless could soon add Neotel South Africa to its growing list of acquisitions on the African continent and beyond.

Econet Wireless first needs to fend off competition from SEACOM, who are also currently in the bidding to acquire Neotel.

You can see why the two giants are interested in acquiring the company, Neotel South…

WhatsApp launches Desktop App for Windows and Mac

Perhaps Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp Inc. was not bad after all, hardly a month goes by without some sort of announcement, from the company behind one of the worlds most popular messaging app, and this week is no different.

WhatsApp has just launched desktop native apps for Windows and Mac, now users can access WhatsApp natively on their computers, without using third-party apps or WhatsApp…

BREAKING: RBZ sets $1000 Cash Limit for Zimbabweans Travelling outside the country, As Bond Notes make a Comeback!

The Ghosts of RBZ’s past have come to haunt Zimbabweans again! As a measure of battling the current cash shortages plaguing the country, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe(RBZ) has introduced a raft of measures to mitigate the cash crisis, including re-introducing those infamous bond notes and cash limits.

The RBZ is set to introduce the bond notes in $2, $5, $10 and $20 denominations, and as a way of…

ZTE set to open 50 branches in Zimbabwe

ZTE, the Chinese telecoms and handset manufacturer is planning to open 50 branches in Zimbabwe before year end, according to reports. The company has already set aside $1,5 million for the process, with $30,000 expected to be spent on each branch.

Company official Zhou Zhingguo was quoted saying: “ZTE has seen great potential in Zimbabwe and is looking at increasing it presence by end of the year

Huawei Mate 8 Review

If you didn’t know already, Huawei Zimbabwe recently officially launched one of its latest flagship android smartphones, the Huawei Mate 8. Watch our video review of the Mate 8 below.

Before the launch, we managed to spend a bit of time with the Mate 8 and below is our review of the Mate 8.

Design

The Huawei Mate 8 is a well…

Econet extends airtime credit facility to EcoCash

Econet has extended its airtime credit facility to its popular mobile money platform, EcoCash.

EcoCash users can now borrow emergency airtime credit, so long as they meet the requirements — users who qualify for airtime credit should have an Econet line that has been active for the past 3 months.

Users can borrow the following denominations 30c, 50c and 75c, which must be paid back in 7 days with…